Bag frame



" Feb. 8, 1927.

I F. T. STUART BAG FRAME Filed July 10, 1926 INVENToR' ATToRNEY Patented Feb. 8;, '1927.

`i entre smits PATENT FRANK T. STUART, or MAPLEwooD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNon' To THE n. NEUMAiNl 'HARDWARE eo., A CORPORATION or NEW JERSEY.

EAG 'FRAME Applieation'led 'July 10,

ThisI invention relates to improvements in traveling bag frames; and the inventionr Ihas, reference, more particularly, to 1mprovements in that type of' bag-'frame to` 5 whichv the. bag-body is secured byfsewing.

This' invention` has for its principal object tol provide a novelconstruction of framev for sewed-in bags which is provided with theusual adjuncts comprising-.a center lock, i'

` ber orsection relativeto the other-is prevented. l

.Other objects .of this invention, not at thisftime moreparticularly enumerated, W111-v be clearly understood from the followingr detailed description ofthe same.` j j f.

.Theinventionis clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which n Figure 1 is 'a sideelevation Qta bagvframe i made according to andembodyingthe yno-vel features of thisinvention; l`igurel Q -is 1an enlarged fragmentary. longitudinal 'section of the same; Figure Sis an enlargedsfra'gmentary bottom plan of-thesame; vFigure 4c isa transverse section,takenonline 1 -L1 in Figur'e.

gitudinal sect/ion showing. a; modified for-m o fframe section int-erengaging and supportingmeans; Figure 6..i s .a bottom plan view 40 of the'same;f.and Figureu'? is a transverse sectiomtaken on line 7.-?, in said Figure 5.

u, Similar characters oitv reference are em- Y ployed in all .of the. hereinabove .described views, to indicate corresponding parts.

-Ref'erringnow to sai-d drawings, the `reference characters 7 and 8 respectively indicate theouter andinner frame-sections, with which are respectively connected by brackets 192e. serial No. 121,615.

9 and 110,' their respective side-trame sec-j" tions 11 and 12.. y Centrally disposed -in connection with the outer frame-'section 7 yis any-desired form of center-lock 13 adapted .fto` cooperate with locking elementsfnot shown.) with ywhichy the inner frame-section-S is provided.

. Mountedon saidk outer frame-section 7 so as to be positioned adjacent 'tothe respective ends ofthe bag-frame, are any-,desired formv of end latch devices 14 adapted to cooperate. with the usual keeper tongues (notyshown) with .which 'the inner 4iframe section 8. ,is

provided.

Mounted on said outer 'iframe-section@ so i as to be respectively. 'spaced longitudinally from opposite ends of said center yloclz: 13,

are handleattachment loops, each comprising a body-member 15 provided intermedia'terits ends with va transverselyy disposed upwardly arched portion' orloop 16,; to form an underlying transversejopening 17 through which the coupling rings at 'the ends of the: usual handgrip or bag handle (not shown). may be engaged inthe customary manner.

Integrally. connected i with leach'end of the body-member 15 so as 'toproject downwardly therefrom, and through perforations in the :trame-.section l7, provided rfor their freception, are clinching tongues or lugsl. j

`jArrang-ed beneath the outer frame-sectionj 7, inf alinement with eachl handle attachment loop, is a supporting-element adapted :tor

inter-engagement with a cooperating `supy Y. porting` element fixed to the inner frame sec- Figure 5 1s. an enlarged fragmentary lon-v tion 8, so that when said frame-sections "are disposed in closed relation, thesaid inner frame-section is irmly'vsustained 'relative to the outer. trame-section, and vice versa, thus assuring* an equal 'distribution of the weight i of the bag and itsfcontent relative totboth frame-sections, especially at the point olf suspension; of the `bag byy the handle thereof,

and consequently preventing eitherupward i enana In Figures 1 to 4 inclusive, I have shown one form of my novel cooperating trame supporting elements, comprising a bridge plate 19 having at its extremities upwardly extending portions 2O from lwhich project outwardly perforate abutments 21 to abut the under side of said frame-section 7,

with their ipe-rforations matching: the -pertoerations-ofi said frame-sectionv 7 thro-ugh vwhich the clinching tongues or lugs v18 otsa-idhandle loop body 15 extend... Thebridge. plate 19 thus constructed is..downvvardlyy olf-set or spaced from the under side of' said frame-section 7 to provide an inter-me# diate receivmg space 22. To secure the bridge plate 19 inthe above.described'.r rela'-,l

tion to the frame-section 7 and the handle loop attachment, the clinching lugs 18 ofl the lat-ter are passed downwardly,through the frameection and on. through* the perorate 1abutments 21 and then clinched over1 the latter,1thus'finfa simpleand economicalmanner iirm'lyunitrng andfinterrelating suchl parts. The cooperating supporting element, Which-'is associated with the inner lframeseetion 8, comprises a bracketV member con? sistingvvof v'auvertlcal portion 23 adapted toy abut:V the:` outer :surface of the sidefitrame section 12,\tov Which it is'iirmly secured by -a rivet 24,1 bolt'. or otherl l lsuitable Vfastening means, and a horizontal portion adaptedI toI abut? the `under 'surfa'ceof 'thel fra-mesection8,=to1which it is'- firmly" secured by a rivet f26 or other suitable fastening.y Said vertical,and-horizontalfportions -23 and 25 are' integrally connected by an inclined bracket portion'v 27 Whichextends across-the space between salidfra-meesection 8 and'its` side-iframe section 12, said-'bracket *portion- 27 being cut are iclosedf together-- said supporting tongues 29 Willenter saidfreeeiving spaces above said bridge-plates 19 soA that any ytendency to verJ tical displacement-H or bending of *either framessection' -is Aobstructed and Eprevented' by the-mutual engagement of fsaid support-` ingetongues and bridge plates one With an- Otlli .i

In'Figures 5 to 7 inclusive, I have shown a :modified fo'rm Aof novel cooperating frame@supportingl elements, Which is, however, Within the general scope of the present invention. This modified construction com. prises a bridge plate 3() having at its outer longitudinal edge a, down-turned flange. 31 to abut and be secured to the inner sideor' the `side-frame section 11 vof the outer frame 7 by means ot rivets 32 or other suitable fastening` means. The bridge plates in such form are :spaced-beneathithe outer frame-section 7 in alinement With the respective handleattachmentloops, to provide the intermediate receiving spaces -Thel cooperating supporti-ng elementsattached to the inner frame-section 7 A'may be the same in structure -as already above described, and as' is indicated by the corresponding reference characters-applied(in.said Figures 5 to 7 inclusive. It Will be obvious that When the frame-.sections `are closed together thelf supporting tongues 2,9-vvill' enter spaces abovet thebridge plates-30,l so that anyitendeneyi 85 to verticalv 'displacement or bending ot either trame-section 1s obstructedf'andprevented by` the mutual-fi engagement 1' of? said-'5 supporting tongues and bridge plates-oneWithv 0 another. v I Y It will belapparentffrom-the abovefde' seription of my`-invention, that the `frame-vr sections When closed togetherwill beso muM tually n interengagedatl the points Where 'the- Weightk of the bag issuspended tr'omthe bag handle, that all-tendencyto unequal distri-bu# tionyofsuchlweight to eitherfone'for-the other ofsaid frame-sections is eliminatedfa-ndfcon# sequently likelihood ofl bending, saggingjory any' abnormal distortion of Ithe bag-'frame is prevented.

I-Iaving thus f described'my invention, I claim :ff 1.? In combination-With outer andfinner frame members of bag-frame, 'lon-gi! t-udinally spaced handle* attachment'loops on said outerv member, said handleaattach' mentA loopsl havingidepending yeliiichinglugs to pass through ythe body'ols'aidjoute-rfmem ber, bridge plates having at their ends-np- Wardly ol-set perforatell abutments to `abut the under sident-:said Ioutermemberand through which said clinching:lugs-offsaid handle vattachment 4loops also extend, ".rs'aid clinching lugs being clinched over said abute ments' to ythereby rigidly and mutuallyjsecure llO said handle attachment loops A,and bridge plates in alined relation. respectively j above 4and below' said louter `fraine-memloer with said bridge plates yspaced" downwardly from the latter, and'.inwardly;projecting'supj porting tongues rigidly connectedv with said inner frame member ada'pted `to .engage'over said 'bridge plates Whenisaid louter'fand in; ner frame members areclosedt-ogether.

2. In a bag-*frame comprising .an outer member and' an inner member'adapted lto telescope into said outer member',each`zinem ber 'having outwardly 'spaced' dieeframe sections, and brackets interconnecting 'said 'side "1,616,705 v, n I 8 y frame sections respectively with said outer latter bracketbeing cutaway at a point and innersections; a'bridge-plate secured to intermedia-te said inner member and its side- ,l 10

the outer member in downwardly spaced frame'section to provide a stitching openrelationto its underside; one of ',said brack- 'ing therethrough,

ets of said inner member having an inwardly 1 In testimony 'that I claim the invention set y 5 l projecting supporting tongue adapted to enforth above I have hereunto set my hand this gage over` said bridge-plate When said outer 6th dayof July, `1926. and inner members are `closed together, said y' e FRANK T. sfiirJAirl.v 

